Wootz Honyaki Wakizashi plus two Kards

[@subeghbhullar9316]

Nice finish on everything. Did you end up polishing the Wakizashi or going for an etched finish?

[@peterburt7218]

I went with an etched finish. It masks some of the subtlety of the hamon, but brings out more of carbide banding. To get the most out of a hamon really requires a professional polisher.

[@CF23583]

Beautiful! Could one make wootz from bog iron (typically high P) ?

[@peterburt7218]

Yes, though it would probably need to be forged differently depending on exactly how much P is present. P reduces the "hot short" temperature of the steel, which is to say the temperature at which a liquid is present along the grain boundaries. You know you are forging above the hot short temperature when you start to see "wet sand" cracks in the steel. P was present in wootz ingots from some regions, but much of the Indian ore has extremely low P so it is rare to see Indian wootz with this type of hot short issue.

[@gwcstudio]

Are you two kards short of a full deck?? Lovely

[@peterburt7218]

😂😂 I guess maybe a full 50 yet to go! I better get to work!